| Title |
1971 : : a people's history from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
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| Names |
Zakaria, Anam.
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| Book Number |
DB115505
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| Title Status |
In Process
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| Language |
English
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| Annotation |
"The year 1971 exists everywhere in Bangladesh--on its roads, in sculptures, in its museums and oral history projects, in its curriculum, in people's homes and their stories, and in political discourse. It marks the birth of the nation, it's liberation. More than 1000 miles away, in Pakistan too, 1971 marks a watershed moment, its memories sitting uncomfortably in public imagination. It is remembered as the 'Fall of Dacca', the dismemberment of Pakistan or the third Indo-Pak war. In India, 1971 represents something else--the story of humanitarian intervention, of triumph and valour that paved the way for India's rise as a military power, the beginning of its journey to becoming a regional superpower. Navigating the widely varied terrain that is 1971 across Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, Anam Zakaria sifts through three distinct state narratives, and studies the institutionalization of the memory of the year and its events. Through a personal journey, she juxtaposes state narratives with people's history on the ground, bringing forth the nuanced experiences of those who lived through the war. Using intergenerational interviews, textbook analyses, visits to schools and travels to museums and sites commemorating 1971, Zakaria explores the ways in which 1971 is remembered and forgotten across countries, generations and communities." -- Provided by publisher.
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| Medium |
Digital Books
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| Local Subject |
Nonfiction
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United States - History - 973
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World History - 900W
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Asia - South Asia, India - 954
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History - Asia - 950
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| LC Subject |
India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971 - Personal narratives
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Bangladesh - History - 20th century
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Bangladesh - History - Revolution, 1971 - Personal narratives
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India - History - 1947
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Pakistan - History - 20th century
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| Call Number |
954.9205 ANF
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| Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress,
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| Original Publication |
Recorded from: Haryana, India : Penguin Random House India, 2019. 9789353057213
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